Shea-Lynn Gioia is 12. She traveled eight hours to compete in her first CrossFit event.

Shea, her parents, and her coach made the trip to CrossFit Firepower, a hub for CrossFit Kids seminars in Milton, Ont. Shea is joining 30 other kids aged 12-18 for one of the first CrossFit Kids Gauntlet competitions held outside… Continue Reading

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On Episode 285 of CrossFit Radio, host Justin Judkins interviewed two veteran CrossFit Games competitors: Gretchen Kittelberger and Christy Phillips. This episode was webcast live at 6 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, July 17, 2013.

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When she started CrossFit in March 2011, Margaux Alvarez had a clear goal. This year, the 28-year-old accomplished her mission by qualifying for the CrossFit Games.

Alvarez finished third at the Northern California Regional, and that performance was followed by a flood of texts, emails and Facebook messages from friends, family and even strangers expressing their support.

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If the name “Kara Webb” doesn’t sound familiar, it’s because Kara’s surname was Gordon last year when she competed at the CrossFit Games. Her husband, Jason, admits that he’s the reason behind the confusion in 2013.

“That’s my fault,” Jason says.

It turns out Jason and Kara’s romance was sparked somewhere between the stepper and the treadmill in another gym several years ago, but by the time they were married in December 2012… Continue Reading

“When I first came into it I was overwhelmed. I was potentially on the borderline of just, ya know, not competing this year because I wanted to give everything I had to my gym,” says the three-time Games qualifier.

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